Question

Write a note on the early life and education of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

Answer 1

Instructions:

The answer to this question can be broken into 2 main parts:

1. Birth and Parentage
2. Education

Solution:

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in a village called Talwandi near Lahore, which is now known as Nankana Sahib. Guruji's mother's name was Tripta, and his father Mehta Kalu was a Patwari who belonged to the Bedi Kshatriya family. He also had a sister named Nanaki.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji exhibited several qualities as a kid that surprised a lot of his relatives and villagers. He was exceptionally bright and serious as a kid. He learnt Devnagri and Maths from the Pathshala of Pandit Gopal. He studied Sanskrit under Pandit Brij Lal and Persian under Maulavi Qutub-ul-Din.